Michinari Hamaguchi

President, Japan Science and Technology Agency

Michinari Hamaguchi earned his PhD in medicine from Nagoya University. He was appointed Research Associate at the Nagoya University School of Medicine in 1980, and since then, he had been working at Nagoya University, except for the time he pursued his research at the Rockefeller University in the U.S. from 1985-1988. He served as the President of Nagoya University from Apr. 2009 – Mar. 2015 before becoming the President of Japan Science and Technology Agency in October 2015. His scholarly interest is Pathological Medical Chemistry. He currently serves as Chairperson of the Council for Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan.

My Sessions

November 29, 2017 5:00 pm - 5:50 pm

Session 6: What is the policy mix needed for future production?

Technology can open great opportunities for sustainable development, but technology alone cannot render a better future. The creation and deployment of sustainable production and consumption models at a global scale will require accelerated learning – in policy, business, finance and workforce development. Global collaboration and engagement are increasingly relevant, as most of the challenges we […]